पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 5, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra55.83°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha307.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra332.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani271.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

Seattle, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-8)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:14 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:45 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:24
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:32 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:45 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:58 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:15 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:58 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:45 – 07:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870419.27
Julian Day2458884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1337°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1337°), declination -16.13°, EoT -14.20 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2020-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)